Category Archives: News
UPDATE: More than 70 Sign Petition Against Crematorium in Smithers Ahead of Public Hearing
A group of more than 60 Smithers residents have taken issue with District plans to amend a zoning bylaw. That amendment would allow for a crematorium to be built at 3844 Henry Road, currently zoned M1...
Dec 07, 2021
Weekly News Recap - November 29th - December 3rd, 2021 (Video)
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Dec 06, 2021
Northwest Students to Benefit from Newest Stream of Extracurricular Funding
British Columbia has announced the more than 1,300 parent advisory councils set to benefit from this year's Community Gaming Grants. In total, more than 11 million dollars will be distributed to go to...
Dec 06, 2021
Calls to action emerge after Indigenous led fire review
A review of a 2017 wildfire in the Southern Interior led by several Indigenous communities has resulted in the communities creating 30 calls to action to help wildfire management and recovery in the p...
Dec 06, 2021
West Moberly First Nations Signs Memorandum of Understanding With IC-IMPACTS
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the West Moberly First Nation, and multi-national research centre IC-IMPACTS. IC-IMPACTS is an institute dedicated to the development of scientifi...
Dec 06, 2021
Lax Kw'alaams Artists Invited to Help Design New Prince Rupert Housing Complex
Lax Kw'alaams artists interested in seeing their artwork adorn the side of a new housing project in Prince Rupert are in luck. A call has been put out for all those looking to provide their services t...
Dec 06, 2021
Ottawa to Release Previously Withheld Residential School Records
A number of, previously withheld, Residential School records will be released to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in the coming days. In October, Ottawa faced criticism after Prime Min...
Dec 06, 2021
Repairs on Bella Coola Area Bridge Delayed Until Spring
Repairs planned next month on a Bella Coola area bridge have been postponed until the spring. But, it isn't news that many residents of the area are taking poorly. When news that the repairs would tak...
Dec 06, 2021
Prince Rupert Driver Destroys Cars in Mall Parking Lot, Injures One, Before Being Apprehended
A Prince Rupert parking lot was left looking more like the site of a tornado than a traffic incident on Saturday. RCMP were initially called out to the Prince Rupert Square Mall for reports of an erra...
Dec 06, 2021
Trans Mountain Pipeline Restarts After Three Week Precautionary Shut Down
Trans Mountain has restarted operation on its pipeline following a precautionary three week shut down. Excessive flooding and landslides experienced in the South over the past few weeks necessitated t...
Dec 06, 2021